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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
432 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH NEAR
GALE NW WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE NE GULF THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FROM THE W TO E TONIGHT.
GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE
W GULF TONIGHT INCREASING TO FRESH W OF 91W BY SUN NIGHT INTO
MON AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST ON LATE MON NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM
PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY TUE NIGHT...AND
STALLING FROM CENTRAL FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT.
NEAR GALE TO GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL
AND SW GULF ON WED AND WED NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W ACROSS THE
BAHAMAS TO E CUBA NEAR 21N76W WILL REACH FROM 31N65W TO E CUBA
THIS EVENING...AND FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TONIGHT... AND FROM 31N61W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUN
EVENING. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS N AND
NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH EARLY SUN THEN SHIFT N OF AREA SUN
EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WATERS N
OF THE BAHAMAS ON LATE MON INTO TUE.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...W TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.